Author: speculativecity_wcxkrk

Sparkle and Shine

Sep 15, 2019 | Fiction, Issue 5

“Your mother looked nice today.” I try to make conversation as I slip the Rolex—bought for me on our first anniversary—from my wrist…

Glass City, Glass Heart

Sep 15, 2019 | Fiction, Issue 5

Things first went topsy-turvy when Moonbeam Heartstruggle (not her birth name) arrived in Quinlet’s Grove…

Witch-in-Residence: Occult

Sep 15, 2019 | Issue 5, Nonfiction

Dear Witch-in-Residence, My girlfriend is a kitchen witch and wants to put a blood charm on me so that she can know…

Occult Fiction in Translation

Sep 15, 2019 | Issue 5, Nonfiction

Given the relatively small amount of speculative fiction translated into English (SFT)…

Dawn Colored Night

Sep 15, 2019 | Fiction, Issue 5

Spirits are everywhere in the City but you need silence, stillness, to call the right one…

I Hear the Bells of Hell

Sep 15, 2019 | Issue 5, Poetry

I left pieces of myself buried among the words.

Speculative City features literary works that explore themes, characters, and landscapes exclusive to urban environments and that highlight voices often unheard.